Bruce Bawer at FrontPageMag is nominating
The Most Important Book You Will Read This Year
Rarely has an author been proven
correct so quickly. Last month, Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier, the commander of a
Colorado-based Space Force squadron, published a book entitled Irresistible
Revolution: Marxism's Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American
Military. On May 7, podcaster L. Todd Wood (“Information Operation”)
posted an interview with
Lohmeier about the book.
In their 34-minute exchange,
Lohmeier – a former Air Force fighter pilot and flight instructor who, at Space
Force, was in charge of detecting ballistic missile launches – exuded decency,
rectitude, and a deep respect for the uniformed services. He didn’t criticize
anybody by name; he only made frankly undeniable statements about the Marxist
nature of some of the ideas that are now being taught to U.S. servicepeople. It
was crystal clear that in speaking out, he was convinced he was doing his
patriotic duty.
A week to the day after the
interview was posted, Lohmeier’s superiors abruptly relieved him of his
command. A Space Force spokesperson announced that an investigation had been
initiated into whether Lohmeier’s comments on the podcast “constituted
prohibited partisan political activity." In fact, the entire point of
Lohmeier’s commentary was that members of the American military are today being
brainwashed with hard-core Marxist ideas that not only constitute partisan
political activity but seek to demonize the country the military is supposed to
be defending. As for Lohmeier’s own comments, there was nothing remotely
partisan or political about them – unless you consider it partisan or political
to be a patriot.
On the one hand, Lohmeier’s dismissal is a disgrace. On the other hand, what better way to draw attention to the supremely urgent message of his book – a truly sensational exposé that should be read by everyone who cares about America’s fate in this perilous era of woke insanity.
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Mr. Bawer’s column is here.
Lohmeier’s book will have to compete with David Horowitz’s The Enemy Within: How a Totalitarian Movement is Destroying America for the Most Important Book.
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